Rose Doyle lives and writes in Dublin, where she was born. She's been writing for most of her life, and her work includes thirteen novels, short stories, plays for radio, TV documentaries and short film scripts.
She has a BA Mod. in English Literature and Language from TCD. Recognition for her work includes a Hennessy New Irish Writing literary award for a short story and a Bisto Book of the Year award for Goodbye Summer, Goodbye, her novel for teenagers. She still clings to journalism, the day job she is unable to give up.
A move to historical fiction came when she determined to write about a community of unknown and unsung 19th century Irishwomen. Known as Wrens, they lived bleak, unforgiven lives on the Curragh of Kildare. Their story is told in Friends Indeed.
Rose Doyle has recently joined other Irish writers writing for the Open Door series of literacy novellas and books published by New Island. Just published too is Trade Names, a collection of pieces from her long running series on Dublin's traditional traders and shopkeepers in The Irish Times.
